Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-07-01
WASHINGTON.
President Cleveland Has Not Yet
Completed His Arrangements
for The Summer Months.
Several Changes in tho Public Service
to be Inaugursted ct the Begin.
Mug Of the Fiscal Tesr,
Thomas Ballard, the Notorious Counter
fsiter. PardOned by tho President-A
Physical and Mental Wreck
CLEvELAND's MOVEMENTS.


WASHINGTON, June 30.-It IS stated ats
the White House to-day that the Presi-
dent has decided to attend the centennial
celebration at Clinton. n. Y, on the 18th
proxtmo, but beyond that he has not yet
completed his arrangements for the
summer. He drives out to his summer
residence, at Oak View, every afternoon
as usual and returns to the White House
in the morning.
CHANGES IN THE SERVICE.
WASHINGTON, June 30.-InCident TO
incoming of the new fiscal year, 8 number
of changes in the public service of the
government, in the present system of
compromising consuls by fees, will, under
the terms of the new appropriation bill,
be supplemented to large extent
oy system of graded salaries.
Twenty clerks in the Treasury
department have been dismissed to take
effect tomorrow because of the failure of
Congress to make provision for the pay
ment of their salaries. number of
minor changes such as increases and re-
duCtion in the salaries Of certain officers
will take effect tomorrow, as does also
executive order consolidating internal
revenue districts and reducing
the number of collectors and
other employees. The judicial branch
of the government IS increased by two
judges. The 90 per cent. reduction in
salaries of assistant district attorneys
goes into effect tomorrow. The new sp-
preparation will cause about tWenty-four
changes in the Agricultural Department.
Twelve new appointments will be made
aud about twelve persons serving under
temporary appointments will be trans
ferred TO the permanent roll. The appro-
pIIstiOn for the government printing
office is about $50, 600 less thsn for the
past fiscal year, but Public Printer Bene-
dict says that very few employees will be
disturbed.
PRESIDENTIAL PARDOSS.
WASHINGTON, June 30.-The President
has acted upon the applications for PAL
don of 8 number Of convicted criminals.
The most important case is that of Thorn
as Ballard, the notorious cOunttfeiter,
who MAS sentenced January u, 1875, to
thirty years imprisonmeL in the Albany
penitentiary. The President has granted
him 8 pardon. In indOrsing the appIica-
ton he says the prisoner WAS supposed
20 De one of the most expert Countefeit-
ers in the country. He has now been in
PRISON equivalent to more than fifteen
years. He has grown to be an old man,
broken down physically and mentally. His
wife who has chung 10 him with a true
WOman'S devotion all these years, and
who has almost worn herself out in her
efforts to support and educate her daugh-
ter, just now reaching womanhOod, pleads
for her erring and penitent husbands re
lease. I am Of opinion that in this case
the law has been fully indicated Among
other pardons granted is one to Samuel
Jones, convicted and sentenced to two
years. imprisonment for counterfeiting.
POPULAR MOVE.
WASHINGTON, June so. Southern
Democrats are especially pleased with
she proposition to remove the age restric-
ion on applicants for admission to gov
eminent service under the civil service
Jules. At present no person over forty
i've years old IS eligible. eff this age
is removed" said 8 southern
Democrat, eft will DO more to make the
;lvIl service law popular in the south
han anything else. Under existing rules
he great maj GRITTY of eX-COnfederates are
Ineligible for appointments for all of them
re over fOrty-tive years old. There has
cen much complaint against this arbi-
rary exclusion snd there is no good
esson why il should continue"
PUBLIC DEBT REDUCTION.
WASHINGTON, June 30,-It is estimated
t the Treasury Department that the re-
uction Of the public debt for June is
bout SIS, 100000.
NAVY MAN DEAD.
WASHINGTON, June 50.-Cnief En-
ineer Henry Lee Snyder OF The navy,
uperintendent OF State, Navy and War
department buildings, died suddenly this
corning ct his rooms in this city of
Of the lungs. He was about
!ty years of age, and leaves q widow and
syeral children. He entered the naval
sryiCe in 1853, and was native of New
ersey. Past Assistant Engineer John
To0in will temporarily discharge the
lties OF superintendent Of the Depart
ent buildings.
Mrs. Fish Dead.